I was taking train in Vladimir, heading to Veliky Novgorod. it was my first time to have bed on train, very interesting to me! I need to transfer in a small town, and train just stop there for 1 min, it made me a little bit worried to miss it. One of friend told me she always has good sleep on train, but looked like not really work on me, haha. I woke up couple times during sleep, the only benefit to me is more space guarantee. I set up alarm on my phone, 30 mins before arrival. But I woke up 1 hr before, and can't fall in sleep anymore, I had no idea why. It was a little surprised that worker on train came to wake me up half hour before and asked ppl who got off to wait beside door, it's really sweet, otherwise, ppl might oversleep, especially, at midnight. After 50 mins waiting, I caught another train successfully. This one I just booked seat, but there were not much ppl, so everyone can have double seats actually. In the end, I slept better than sleeping berth...lol.

Arriving Veliky Novgorod around 6 am, the sun just raised up, still in magic hour, the color in the sky is so amazing plus there is mist on the early street as in a story book. I headed to Hostel first and they let me check-in directly, having a short nap. I was ready to visit this town! Walking to the lake, I saw a Kremlin wall, looks different with the one in Moscow. Before I thought Kremlin only Moscow and it indicate to the building for Russian President, but now I know it mean the wall. I walked passing the wall...How come there is a beach in the centre with sand, plus ppl playing volleyball. so special view to me. I think I like this town, there are almost everything here, but living style is much slower than big cities and centre park is so beautiful!! It was really sad I just stayed here for a night, I think I will come back here again next time!!

It was second week of my World Tour, still in Russia. I have been in Yakutsk, Moscow, Suzdal, and today is my last day in Vladimir, taking a night train to Veliky Novgorod tonight. My friend said there is a beautiful place, maybe I can stay there for few days on the way to St. Peterburg. Now I'm really back to the situation of solitude. Just me, on the way of my travel. 14 days passed, from Taiwan, I don't know why...I'm still not really in the mood in travel, it's kind of weird situation, waited for this dream for 3 years already. Maybe I just need some time to talk with my deep soul, to be alone, release my spirit. Being solitude for a while always make me feel relaxed. Trying these few days, maybe I can find something back or original motivation. I like to be with ppl, just I need to be solitude sometimes as well.

Suzdal and Vladimir are parts of Golden Ring, they are really important places for Orthodox. Orthodox churches are totally different from other churches I have ever seen, they are all very unfamiliar to me. In fact, I prefer Suzdal more than Vladimir due to much quiet and slow living style. Vladimir is capital of Vladimir Oblast, so there are more popularity and business feeling. I really love one church in Suzdal, blue onions top with star outside, inside is blue ancient painting and faithful atmosphere. If possible, I would like to visit this small town again for couples days, really like here. In Vladimir, there is a isolated church around 30 mins by bus from city called "Church of the Intercession on the Nerl", only river and grassland around the church, a old man show me some pictures of four season about this church. The river level usually raise in April and May, the church become a isolated small island in this two months, boats is the only way to approach, really interesting!! If someone visit here around these two months, I recommend to have a look!